Hunts Point leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Hunts Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hunts Point, ~58% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hunts Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hunts Point leans more Democratic than 75 of 100 neighbors.
Hunts Point runs about 19 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Hunts Point leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Hunts Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Hunts Point hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Hunts Point sits in the top fifth on density (about 51%, above 87% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Hunts Point, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hunts Point looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hunts Point is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 80%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Hunts Point own their home, compared to around 74% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Hunts Point have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yarrow Point, WA D+37
- Clyde Hill, WA D+41
- Medina, WA D+29
- Kirkland, WA D+45
- Beaux Arts Village, WA D+48
- Bellevue, WA D+44
- Seattle, WA D+30
- Mercer Island, WA D+50
- Inglewood-Finn Hill, WA D+44
- Redmond, WA D+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alplaus, NY D+8
- St. Michael, AK D+33
- Kedron, WV R+59
- Riddles Store, TN R+72
- Prairieville, IL R+27
- Loyd, MS R+70
- Patterson, OH R+64
- Webster, IN R+55
- Weeping Mary, TX R+54
- Orleans, NY R+30
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Washington Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.